Getting Started

Ch. 2 Getting Started

3Carefully read the contents of the Welcome dialog box, and then click the Next button to continue. The User Information dialog box appears.

4Type the necessary information into the appropriate boxes (If the information has already been registered in Windows®, it will automatically appear.), and then click the Next button. A dialog box appears, ask- ing for confirmation of the entered informa- tion.

5Click the Yes button to register the entered information.

NOTE

To change the registration information, click the No button, and then return to step 4.

The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears.

6Click the Next button to begin installation.

NOTE

To change the location where P-touch AV Editor will be installed, click the Browse button, and then select the installation folder in the Choose Folder dialog box that appears. Then, click the OK button.

After P-touch AV Editor is installed, a dialog box appears, allowing you to select where shortcuts to P-touch AV Editor will be added.

7Select the desired locations for the short- cuts, and then click the Next button. A dia- log box appears, allowing you to select whether or not to install the printer driver.

To install the printer driver, click the Yes button.

NOTE

Windows® XP only: A message appears, informing you that the printer driver has passed compatibility tests and that the Continue Anyway button should be pressed if a warning message appears. Click the OK button.

The first Driver Setup dialog box appears, allowing you to select whether the P-touch will be connected through the USB port or the RS-232C port.

Continue with the procedure in Installing the USB printer driver on page 17. (To install the serial printer driver, refer to the Advanced Functions booklet.)

NOTE

If the printer driver is already installed, click the No but- ton. A dialog box appears explaining that installation is finished. Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.”, click the Finish button to restart the computer, and then remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

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PT-9600, PT-3600 specifications

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